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CTV News
25-05-2025
- CTV News
‘Deep concern and distress': Police investigating after 7 vehicles were vandalized at mosque
Durham police are investigating what they describe as a 'hate-motivated incident' after seven vehicles and the front door of a mosque in Orono Ont. were vandalized late Saturday night. In a post to social media, officials say officers were called to 111 Church St. North at around 10:30 p.m. for reports of damage to vehicles parked outside the mosque. Police say they are working closely with community leaders and have urged anyone with dashcam, cellphone, or surveillance footage from the area to come forward. 'We understand the fear and anxiety such events can create,' police wrote in a statement, adding that they remain committed to ensuring the safety of all residents. The investigation is ongoing but police are asking anyone with information to contact Det. Const. Chesson of the East Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 at ext. 1613.
CTV News
25-05-2025
- CTV News
‘Deep concern and distress': Police investigating after 7 vehicles were vandalized at mosque
Durham police are investigating what they describe as a 'hate-motivated incident' after seven vehicles and the front door of a mosque in Orono Ont. were vandalized late Saturday night. In a post to social media, officials say officers were called to 111 Church St. North at around 10:30 p.m. for reports of damage to vehicles parked outside the mosque. Police say they are working closely with community leaders and have urged anyone with dashcam, cellphone, or surveillance footage from the area to come forward. 'We understand the fear and anxiety such events can create,' police wrote in a statement, adding that they remain committed to ensuring the safety of all residents. The investigation is ongoing but police are asking anyone with information to contact Det. Const. Chesson of the East Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 at ext. 1613.
Express Tribune
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Waseem new WBA bantamweight champ
"It was a dream that has come true and I can't thank my people enough for it," the newly crowned World Boxing Association World Gold Bantamweight champion Mohammad Waseem said in his hometown, Quetta which staged Pakistan's first professional boxing event. Waseem has been chasing not only another world title but also his ultimate dream to win it in front of his home crowd in Pakistan, to give them a taste of proper boxing bouts. The former three-time World Boxing Council Silver Flyweight Champion grabbed his title against Venezuela's Wiston Orono in front of a crowd of thousands. He knocked out Orono in the ninth round after a flurry of body shots, culminating in a final knockout punch. "I felt so good was also because this is my natural weight," Waseem admitted, while his previous world title bouts included International Boxing Federation fights against Sunny Edwards in 2022, and Moruti Mthalane in 2018 has been in the flyweight division. With his result, a decision given by judges who were in Pakistan from Germany, Spain, France, Venezuela, and Panama, Waseem registered his 10th knockout win of his professional career. "Orono was so good in the first three rounds, and he was just dominating, I felt," Waseem told this correspondent on Monday Morning, after soaking in the historic victory over the weekend. "My opponent was too good, but then I felt I started to get more ground in the fourth round, and by the sixth round, I could intuitively tell that he was wearing out. By the time I returned to my corner after the sixth round, my coach Danny Vaughn said that Orono looks like he wants to get out of the fight. So I capitalised on it. I was sure that he would not last beyond the ninth or tenth round with the way he was moving." The show went on despite the India-Pakistan conflict. The event took place, featuring boxers and officials from around 13 countries on Saturday night. The constant preparations for it began in January. "I'm feeling very good, I could not have done this without the help of DHA Quetta, the Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, has been very kind, and so was the Corps Commander for Quetta, Lieutenant General Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan. "The CM Balochistan sent his private jet to make sure that the boxers get to Quetta safely, on Friday, when there were news of war between India and Pakistan everywhere, our boxers were stuck in Dubai for two days and then they managed to land in Pakistan, but from Islamabad they were brought through private plane," he disclosed. The event saw eight bouts, including the WBA Asia South Super Lightweight title won by Tarik Zaina. Alex Dilmaghani won the WBA Asia Middle-East Lightweight title. Jesus Saracho won the bout for the WBA Asia Middle-East Welterweight title. Two women's boxing title bouts also took place. The 2010 World Combat Games gold medallist and the 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, Waseem, feels that the challenges to hold the event did not deter him from giving his best in the ring. "I have had 300 amateur bouts and now in my professional career I have won my 14th fight, so I am used to facing difficulties and I don't get nervous or lose my focus," said the resilient pugilist who has seen it all from troubles with Pakistan Boxing Federation, to lack of sponsorships, bad managements, to constant visa issues in the past. 'It meant everything' The success of the event was more personal for Waseem. "I trained in Liverpool for two months, but the day I was leaving for my training, my wife gave birth to our daughter, and that was the hardest thing for me to be away from my newborn, but I had to train," he explained. "I got to experience my daughter for the first time since her birth on May 3, when I returned to Pakistan. "Boxing can be so lonely. But I am glad I won this world title, and I feel my daughter is very lucky for me. My wife and kids couldn't be there because of the complete airspace shutdown. But my parents, my siblings, and my relatives saw me win the world title at home, among my people of Quetta, Balochistan, and that felt like a dream." He thanked American matchmaker Roberto A Diaz and Chris Glover, who helped bring the international event to Pakistan.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Phoenix man killed in crash, leaving behind pregnant wife and their kids
The Brief A Phoenix man was killed in a wrong-way crash on the night of April 18, leaving behind his kids and pregnant wife. Ricardo Quintero, 35, was driving near 43rd and Glendale avenues when, for unknown reasons, a driver crossed over into his lane. Both drivers died from their injuries, Phoenix Police say. PHOENIX - A deadly crash that happened on Friday night claimed the lives of two drivers in Phoenix. Phoenix Police say one of the cars crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the other car on April 18 near 43rd and Glendale avenues at around 10:30 p.m. Now, a Phoenix family is grieving the loss of a father killed by the wrong-way driver. What they're saying Ricardo Quintero, 35, was a man of many trades. A son, a twin, and a husband. Most importantly, he was a father of three children, with one on the way. "It's been really hard. I lost everything. He was my everything," said his wife, Joselyn Orono. She has been married to Quintero for nearly eight years. The two are expecting another child later this year. "We were so excited because we were supposed to find out the gender next week. Now I'm left thinking, what am I going to do now?" she said. Orono says on the day the crash happened, Quintero dropped his son off at his mom's house, then drove home to drop off his daughter. "And then he walked out the door and didn't come back," she said. Quintero was on his way to the gym, but never made it. "He was supposed to be at the gym EOS on 43rd and Glendale. He passed on 43rd and Myrtle at 10:30 p.m. So just what, five or six minutes after he dropped off my little one," she said. Dig deeper Phoenix Police say Donnie Martinez, 23, was driving northbound on 43rd Avenue when his car crossed into oncoming traffic, crashing into Quintero's car. Neither driver survived. "So devastated. It's been devastating for all of us," Yesenia Ramirez, a family member of Quintero's said. Orono plans to keep her husband's memory alive. Talented at guessing the gender correctly in the past, he told Orono about a dream he had about their next child. "He said this one was a baby girl and her name would be Kaya. If it turns out to be true, I'm going to honor him that way," she said. Her late husband treated everyone like family, and was known to be everyone's emergency contact. "Whoever met my husband, keeps him in mind. I hope a little bit of him rubbed off on everybody, on all the lives he touched, because we can all use a little bit more of Rico in this world," she said. What's next Quintero's family is now tasked with planning a funeral. A GoFundMe has been set up, and you can find it by clicking here. "It is unknown if impairment is a factor in this collision and will not be known until toxicology results become available. Additional details about the collision remain part of the ongoing investigation," Phoenix Police said.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Five finalists for 2025 Minnesota Mr. Basketball Award revealed
Richfield's CJ Armstrong, Orono's Nolan Groves, Mankato East's Brogan Madson, Alexandria's Chase Thompson and Totino-Grace's Chace Watley are the top-five finalists for 2025 Minnesota Mr. Basketball, the committee announced on Monday. You can catch four of the five finalists for the award, which is given to the most outstanding senior player in Minnesota, in this week's state tournament. The winner will be announced following the conclusion of the state tournament on Saturday. Armstrong averaged 31.4 points per game (all stats provided by the MN Boys Basketball Hub) while leading Richfield to a 22-6 record this season. Richfield reached the Class 3A, Section 6 semifinals but fell to Orono, despite a team-high 34 points from Armstrong, who committed to play at Division-II Augustana last fall. Groves averages 34.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game for Orono, which went 22-7 this season and will face DeLaSalle in a Class 3A state tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday. Groves scored a game-high 45 points in the semifinal win over Richfield and followed it up by scoring a game-high 34 points in the section final against Benilde-St. Margaret's. Groves is committed to play at Yale next year. Madson averages 22.8 points, 5.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds for Mankato East, which nearly went unbeaten at 27-1 this season and will face Harding in a Class 3A state quarterfinal on Tuesday. Madson is committed to play at Division-II Sioux Falls. Thompson averages 25.3 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists for 26-3 Alexandria, which faces Byron in a Class 3A state quarterfinal on Tuesday. Thompson is the No. 2-ranked prospect in Minnesota's 2025 class, according to 247Sports, and the three-star prospect is committed to play at Clemson next season. Watley averages 21.5 points for 22-5 Totino-Grace, which takes on Denfeld in a Class 3A state quarterfinal on Tuesday. Watley scored a game-high 23 points in their Class 3A, Section 5 title game victory over Monticello, and he's committed to Wofford.
